August 2025 Meeting Notes

Star City Brewers Guild

August 2025 Meeting

Sunday 8/17

Agenda:

  • Thank you Mark, Doreen, Pete and Susan for hosting!
  • 2025 meeting host volunteers needed
    • All meetings covered
  • Financial Report
    • $8007.50 in the bank
  • Upcoming Events
    • September 2nd West Coast IPA entries are due at Heliotrope for annual competition
      • 2 12oz bottles
    • September 21st meeting and Q3 3D Czech Dark Lager competition hosted by Harry Montoro
    • October meeting and Q4 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale presentation hosted by Mike Usberghi – date TBD
      • There will be pumpkin pie and members are asked to show up in costume
    • Learn to Homebrew Day – Saturday November 1st
    • December meeting and Q4 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale competition hosted by James and Joan – date TBD
  • Open Floor
  • Off Flavor panel
    • 6 off flavors will be in this panel
      • Acetaldehyde
      • Contamination
      • D.M.S.
      • Diacetyl
      • Light Struck
      • Papery
    • Off flavors were 100% correctly identified by the group during the blind portion

Keith Fields